Oxfordshire NEU Summer Newsletter 2025 - Flipbook - Page 21
How does the union work?
Oxfordshire NEU consists of two parts: Oxfordshire Branch & Oxfordshire District
Oxfordshire Branch
Oxfordshire District
Oxfordshire Branch consists of all NEU members who are
Oxfordshire District consists of all NEU members who work
currently teachers, or other members of staff, who
or live in Oxfordshire. It includes everybody who is in the
currently work within an education setting in
Oxfordshire Branch, but also includes retired members
Oxfordshire. It also consists of those NEU members
who live in Oxfordshire.
who are student members.
The district is responsible for:-
representing members in their
providing Continued Professional
The branch is responsible for:workplaces (casework)
negotiating with employers on behalf
of members
Development (CPD) for
members
supporting the branch with recruitment and also supporting
reps with their work
communicating members views with
employers
recruiting new members and reps in
all workplaces
establishing networks for Equality Strands, Trainees, ECTs,
The Branch consists of Officers, Committee
members
and NEU members.
Young
Members, Leadership Members, H&S and other
National Sections
(Post-16, Independent & Support
Staff
Members)
The District consists of Officers, Committee
Officers are elected annually in the Spring Term for the
members
and NEU members.
following positions:-
Secretary
Officers are elected annually during the Districts Annual
Assistant Secretary
General Meeting (AGM) for the following positions:-
Secretary
Chair Person
Vice Chair Person (becomes the Chair Person the
Assistant Secretary
President
following year)
Vice President (becomes the
Past Chair Person (the former Chair Person)
President the following year)
Past President (the former President)
Treasurer
The Committee is also elected annually and
consists of
Equality Officers
12 nominated NEU members + all of the elected
Branch Officers.
CPD Officer
Young Members Officer
National Sections Officers
Those officers who undertake branch
negotiators with employers
casework or are
are entitled to take
Facilities Time.
Leadership Officer
H&S Officer
ECT & Trainees Officer
Oxfordshire NEU Branch Officers who are in receipt of
The Committee is also elected annually and consists of 12
Facilities Time are still teachers, but they are released
nominated NEU members + all of the elected District
from their school for a set period of time each week to
Officers.
attend meetings with employers, to negotiate
terms and conditions, as well as
members
representing members
At least 75% of the Local District Officers and Committee
in individual or collective workplace issues (casework).
must also be members of the Branch (i.e. currently work
within an Education setting in Oxfordshire).
